performance order and voting deets are as follows.....
Opening the show for a second week running, Tabby will be singing Jennifer Hudson's 'Spotlight'first.
Next up is Sylvia's rendition of Sarah McLachlan's 'Angel'.
Airi's up next with John Mayer's 'Your Body's A Wonderland'.
After which the cycle starts again...
Tabbywill now go fourth, presenting the Karyn White classic 'Superwoman'.
Followed by Sylvia's take on Natalie Grant's 'Held'.
With Airi closing the show with Michael Buble's 'Haven't Met You Yet'.
It's set to be an interesting show, challenging songs for all of them (like I said in my previous post, as of yesterday, they were still working out how to sing their songs), and lets see what the Judges have to say about their song choices and whether their Top 3 met their challenges head-on or not.
Here are this week's trailers to bring you up to speed in case you're wondering what's going on (hello where u been?) For more info on the song choice and watch original artiste vids for each song, check out my previous post on Song List here.
Here's a recap of what happened at last week's show just in case you missed that too. Pity that our usual go-to guy for SI episodes has not uploaded for the last two weeks :(...oh well...fingers crossed it'll magically appear tonight ya!
So now you know all the numbers, be prepared to vote like siao, this is your last chance to get your favourite through to the Indoor Stadium performance of their lives!
Sorry I've been MIA the last coupla days - have had a string of visitors come stay with us (super fun!) + trimmed the tree with The Kids on Sunday = pounding headache all day Monday that even a sneaky mani-pedi (while kids were napping yesterday afternoon) couldn't cure! So I slept super early last night - like 10pm and woke up fresh this morning at 7am! Had Idol dreams all night - kept thinking...'gotta blog gotta blog'....
So here I am. And first order of business...performance order + voting deets for tomorrow night!
Going first and opening the show...the very hawt Tabbycat channeling another hawt kitten....
Tabby is performing 'Crazy In Love' by Beyonce and I say 'performing' not just 'singing' cos I tell you, its a Per.for.mance. For someone who isn't Duane, (but love B as much), those killer dance moves with tons up squatting and bending and hip/booty-shaking, its tough PLUS she has to sing. So show her lots of lurve and support! To make it more awesome, she'll be backed by dancers for this one.
Next up, Sezairi with Ne-Yo's 'Mad'. Expect some occasional 'slick' footwork here cos its a slow song and Airi's onstage solo for this one. I love this song, so can't wait to here Airi's take on it.
Backed with dancers, Sylvia is up next with PCD's 'I Don't Need A Man' - this is sure to be a hawt performance. Watchin' the PCD vid, I saw lots of hair flippin' and the classic 'bend & snap' move (from Legally Blonde? remember?), wonder if they'll have loads of this. Bear in mind too, like Tabby, Sylsyl has to dance AND sing live, so show her lots and lots of lurve k! Not easy, especially with upbeat songs!
Charlie's goin' solo on this one too, its a slow-ish song, 'With You' by Chris Brown.But watching Chris Brown's vid, you can still see opportunity for Charlie to be showin' off some moves here and there. This is an awesome tune - can't wait!
Tabby's sans dancers on this one, Pixie Lott's 'Mama Do'(some of yous' been asking her to sing this one for ages - happy now right?!). But you've all seen the practice vid she did for this right? Am sure she's gonna ace this one. What I wanna see are what kinda 'moves' she's gonna add to this song. Thigh slapping ala Ms Lott perhaps? Nah, that would look weird on her own right? Maybe just some clapping?
This one's a toughie - Airi's singing Usher's 'Caught Up'. Airi will be backed by dancers, and looking at the tweets he sent out after rehearsal choreo with them and Zaki, it was tough. But I have faith. :) Am sure it will be an awesome performance. And any Usher tune is set to get the audience going! Remember, loads of support for Airi here too cos singing and dancing is super tough - we don't do lip-syncing on Idol!
By now you would have also heard SylSyl's practice try at this song. It was awesome right? (once you tune out them bhangra drums...O.O) So I have no doubt she will ace this one. Sylvia will be sans dancers on this one, but lookin' at the way Estelle grooves in her music video, I can so see Sylvia doin' similar moves. Sylsyl, channel sexy, sultry and that 'squint' that Airi taught you :)
Charlie's backed by dancers for the show-closer for Lovestoned. Its a Justin tune so they've all got a lot to live up to, but if anyone can do it, I bet its Charles cos he's such a hard-worker. Do show loads of love and support for him - I repeat - dancing and singing simultaneously is no joke. And our Top4 aren't professionals like Madonna who has had years of practice at dance and singing live.
So guys, its almost as much a dance-off as it is a sing-off tomorrow night. The trailers are hilarious (see below) - choreo thanks to a very obliging Duane Russell Ho :) (He taught the rest of the Top 6 how to do Single Ladies, yes, back when they filmed the trailer it was still Top 6).
I for one, can't wait to see all the movin' and groovin' on this pseudo R&B week. Lovin' all the song choices and from the rehearsal & BTS clips that Izked has put up (see below), its gonna be hawt! Woot!
xoxo, s.
Vids for your entertainment.....
Here are the two trailers for tomorrow's show in case you haven't seen it. Its hilarious! I love Airi's 'you wan-a-piece-o-me' look and Charles' cuteness <--so cute right??? Tabby and SylSyl look like they are ready for a catfight! So serious!
And here are Iz's rehearsal and BTS vids - thanks Iz for making so many cool vids!
This one was shot early nov...you can see Faizal and Duane in it still :) Duane teaching the rest how to do the Single Ladies moves! LOL!
This has got to be one my fave Izked vids...love the choice of song - Sleeq's 'Moviestar'! Woot! and I loved seeing the Top4 all glammed - did you SEE the Ferarri? Hello? Got cameo by vocal coach Ann Hussein also :). My fave scene - Sylvia sprawled on the sofa, shoeless, like a very tired princess! Brill job Iz!
Do look out for Izked's updates soon at the Official Blog - am sure he has tons to report from the weekend/Monday dance rehearsals and the music video shoot on Sunday. :) (sigh, wish I coulda followed too ... oh well... can't wait to see them tomorrow! Woot!)
Wow, we're just down to 4 now, makes me wonder whether performance order is still worth announcing. LOL. Nvm, since I have the info, might as well just share right?!
Oh wth am I talking about? Of course its important - voting deets are determined by perf order mah! AIYO - apologies for my blonde moment...here are your voting details and performance order...remember, each Idol is singing twice, so I've listed them in order of the songs they will be singing...
If you still aren't sure what tomorrow's show is all about, check out the trailer below.
xoxo, s.
ps. WHAT? You didn't know your Top 4 are on Twitter? Sure you an idol fan not?
but I can tell you who's opening and closing the show, and the 3 in between ;) PLUS your voting deets....
Here we go, this week's performance order for Spectacular 9 : You Asked For It :
Group song to be performed at Results Show : 'I Gotta Feeling' by the Black Eyed Peas :)
Ok, since I can't tell you exactly WHAT they are singing, howsabout I give you guys an idea of some of the songs that were submitted by fans? :) At least got some info rite? Whether they ended up choosing the song or not, you'll have to wait and see on Idol Day - just 2 days away mah....
Plus, I managed to record some of them trying out those song suggestions too!
Faizal :
Wait For You by Elliot Yamin
One Less Lonely Girl by Justin Bieber
Goodnight and Goodbye by the Jonas Brothers
To Make You Feel My Love by Kris Allen
Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney
Tabitha :
You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift
Single Ladies by Beyonce
Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson
Mama Do by Pixie Lott
Falling For You by Colbie Callait
Sylvia :
No One by Alicia Keys
Footprints In The Sand by Leona Lewis
Because Of You by Kelly Clarkson
Chain Of Fools by Aretha Franklin
If I Were A Boy by Beyonce
Charles :
Apologise by One Republic
September by Earth Wind & Fire
Hey There Delilah by Plain White Ts
Fireflies by Owl City
No Boundaries by Kris Allen
Sezairi :
Drops of Jupiter by Train
Collide by Howie Day
Mad World by Adam Lambert
If You Don't Wanna Love Me by James Morrison
One Last Cry by Brian McKnight
So what do you think they'll pick? Your guess is as good as anyone's at this stage :) So lets watch on Idol Day!!
xoxo, s.
ps. 3 more bonus random vids recorded last Wednesday night at Keycheck :)
Here are the voting deets in order of performance...
Sorry I don't have Charles' reason for choosing the song for Tabby yet. I will find out and update the pic asap.
In my opinion, this is another 'diva' song that Tabby will be singing and its actually a pretty tough song to sing. I managed to catch a quick vid with her on Sunday, asking her about the song choice and what she though of it, here it is....
Finally, a song that's perfect for Sezairi and its contemporary. I hope the judges won't find this one self-indulgent, nor will the nitpicky critics feel he's ape-ing Timberlake. I have heard him sing this countless times while waiting (for whatever) and he's pretty good at the falsettos...
Charles is the other person I managed to grab for a quick vid and asked him what he thought of Airi's song choice for him...watch....
Imho, if Charles can get the diction right throughout, he'll be able to ace this one. Check out an old vid of him singing the song here.
I think this is a great song choice for Sylvia. Its that whole 'retro-alternative' creeping into mainstream pseudo pop type song that Sylvia does so well. Plus is her kind of vocal tone too...so I'm looking forward to this performance. Its an old song (the first time I heard it was on the movie Dirty Dancing), I wonder if Syl's gonna make it more contemporary.
Duane's a big Gaga fan and he plays the piano, so this is right up his alley. Judges have been bugging him about losing his 'identity', well this song will definitely showcase the quirky Duane. We've been trying to get him to play the piano with one leg up like Gaga does - he has consistently declined :)
A very strange song choice, unless he's looking at the David Cook version. If he does the Mariah version I don't see how it can help Faizal 'try something different'. But if its the David Cook version, it would definitely be more interesting. Then again, for 17 year olds, this 12-year old song is bound to 'different' already lor.
Anyway, if you wanna see vids of the original songs, especially if you aren't familiar with 'em, click here to my previous post for a quick reference.
3am, so so tired. Watched This Is It earlier... enjoyed it so much, it was so nice to see MJ enjoying himself on stage and doing what he does best. At 50 he was dancing and jumping as much as his back-up dancers - I was in awe. We have truly lost one of the greatest performers of our time.
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